After more than 50 years, DC Streetcar is back to provide District residents and visitors another transportation option designed to connect our District neighborhoods. Checkout our FAQs for quick answers and stay informed with Resources such as videos, studies and future plans.

The existing H/Benning Line is just the first segment of the DC Streetcar system. Mayor Muriel Bowser has committed to expanding the H/Benning line east (Benning Extension) and west (Union Station to Georgetown). These pages contain planning and public involvement information for both those lines, including other lines that have been studied.

Metro shifts gears on Takoma station plan

An article about the re-working of Metro’s plan that preserves more open space for future transit access. The D.C. government is planning a streetcar line that would run north from downtown along Georgia Avenue and terminate at the Takoma station, and Metro may need to provide space for a streetcar stop and turnaround.